Where does “rohtosalkoruusu” come from?
rohtosalkoruusu (Finnish) comes from Finnish salkoruusu, from Finnish ruusu, from Swedish Ros, from Swedish rosa, from French rosé, from German rosé, from Middle High German rôse, from Old High German rōsa — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
rohtosalkoruusu (Finnish): marshmallow
Definitions
- marshmallow
Ancestry of “rohtosalkoruusu”, step by step
rohtosalkoruusu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish salkoruusu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | salkoruusu | althaea |
| 2 | Finnish | ruusu | rose; erysipelas |
| 3 | Swedish | Ros | mostly used in compound names like Ros-Marie |
| 4 | Swedish | rosa | pink; praise, commend |
| 5 | French | rosé | pinkish; rosé |
| 6 | German | rosé | pale pink |
| 7 | Middle High German | rôse | rose |
| 8 | Old High German | rōsa | — |
| 9 | Latin | Rosa | rose |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ῥόδον | rose (usually Rosa gallica) |
| 11 | Old Persian | wurdi | flower |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | wurdiz | fate, destiny |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | wrti- | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |